CMT Music Awards at Curb Event Center 
Belmont University hosted the 2006 CMT Music Awards on April 10, 2006, in the Curb Event Center. CMT's annual award show honors the fans' choices for best videos of the year. The CMT Music Awards are country music's only fan-voted awards. Performers taking center stage at the show included Toby Keith, Kenny Chesney, Rascal Flatts, Trace Adkins, Gretchen Wilson, Brooks & Dunn and Sugarland. Jeff Foxworthy hosted the 2006 CMT Music Awards airing live April 10 on CMT. During his first year as host, Foxworthy arrived onstage at the 2005 awards show by swinging in on a crystal chandelier similar to the one used by Shania Twain in her "Party for Two" video.
Students in Free Entreprise Team Win Regionals, Head to Nationals,
Belmont University's Students in Free Enterprise Team has won first place in the southeast regional SIFE competition, and will next compete in the national competition in Kansas City, Mo., May 21-23. This is an incredible achievement for a team created only one year ago. The Belmont team is coached by assistant finance professor John Gonas. About 800 universities around the country take part in similar events. SIFE also sponsors a World Cup that involves universities from other countries. Last year’s international winner was University of Zimbabwe.
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Belmont Raises Fundraising Campaign Goal to $250 Million
Belmont University will raise its Keeping the Promise capital campaign goal to $250 million, now that the university has reached its initial $170 million goal, President Dr. Robert Fisher announced yesterday. The campaign's goal is being raised in order to help the university fulfill its vision for 2010, said Dr. Bo Thomas, vice president for university advancement. "The momentum is great for Belmont right now, and we are eager to continue to work with our many friends who want to partner with us in this exciting journey."
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Fiesta mixes fun, education - The Tennessean
Hispanic students receive scholarships during celebration at Belmont. For some, yesterday's Fiesta Belmont in the heart of the university's campus here was a chance to dance, shop and savor homemade enchiladas. For Heider Vargas, the celebration of Hispanic culture brought him $1,000 closer to his dream of becoming a physical therapist. ... The scholarships announced yesterday during the festivities benefited participants of Hispanic Achievers, a YMCA mentoring program for Hispanic children, teens and adults. Hundreds of people, especially families with small children, took advantage of summer-like weather and roamed Belmont's campus to listen to live Latin music, munch on tacos and nachos and hit pinatas... Read the whole story at Tennessean.com
Belmont Parent Programs Recognized
The National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) recognized Belmont University Parent Programming in their annual Promising Practices Publication. The publication recognizes parent programs at universities in order to promote more diverse and creative programs for parents and families.